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Stories of remarkable rescues are... -- Matthew 26:14--27:66 -- Passion Sunday - A -- 1999
Stories of remarkable rescues are somewhat common.
In the book The... -- Matthew 26:14--27:66 -- Passion Sunday - A -- 1999
In the book The Inner Voice of Love, the late Catholic priest Henri J. M.
C. Kilmer Myers, in a... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - A -- 1996
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Jennifer Freyd introduced the term... -- Matthew 26:14-27:66 -- Passion Sunday - A
Jennifer Freyd introduced the term, "Betrayal Trauma Theory," which allows doctors to predict the ps
The servant of the Lord... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - A
The servant of the Lord, boosted with the firm knowledge that God helps him, set his face like a fli
The Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - A
The Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa left us a powerful image of dealing with pain when he said that we
The young American man was... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - A
The young American man was traveling around Europe by himself for a couple of weeks.
Rex Reed has a disease... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - A
Rex Reed has a disease that is slowly causing his body to shut down.
Some years ago, Art Modell... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - A
Some years ago, Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
It has been said that... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - A
It has been said that one who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imita
Cole Porter's songs often describe... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - A
Cole Porter's songs often describe a turnaround in the affairs of the heart.
When Jesus is Lord, no... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - A
When Jesus is Lord, no one will dare behave badly in his presence.
We think that because we... -- Matthew 26:14-27:66 -- Passion Sunday - A
We think that because we have cars and telephones that we are so advanced.
The year 2004 had some... -- Matthew 26:14-27:66 -- Passion Sunday - A
The year 2004 had some very high profile court cases that seemed to monopolize the headlines for day
Convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon... -- Matthew 26:14-27:66 -- Passion Sunday - A
Convicted Watergate conspirator G.

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The Contender -- Matthew 21:1-11, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 -- Mary Boyd Click -- Passion Sunday - A
Violence has fragmented our world again this week. It seems almost pandemic.

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Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
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Bonnie Bates
2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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